Food forest tours & keiki giveaways - Pahoa

[norrist]

Hi all, I'm giving a tour next weekend:

WHAT: Tour of permaculture-designed, low-maintenance food forest in its early development
WHEN: Sunday, September 11
TIME: 11 AM. Keiki & seeds of both common and unusual plants will be available after the tour.
WHERE: Malama O Puna, 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd
PARK: Across the street in the NAPA parking lot
GATHER: Back yard pavilion (come through the side gate.)

Thanks!
Norris

[norrist]

And another tour this Sunday, October 9, 11 AM. Same details as in my first post. Join us if you can, for the tour or for the ongoing work parties!

We also have Otea breadfruit in 1 gallon pots for about $20.

[norrist]

Come learn about food forests, perennial polycultures, and permaculture. Take home inspiration and free cuttings & plants! We're in the middle of transforming an overgrown jungle of ornamental and volunteer plants into a food forest meeting the needs of humans and non-humans.

DAY: Sunday, March 12
CLASS: 11 AM til noon. Introduction to permaculture, food forests, and perennial polycultures.
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Malama O Puna, between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.

We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!

If you know you're coming, and know that you want any of the following plants, please RSVP so that we can prepare them for you in advance.

GREENS & OTHER CUTTINGS
bele AKA edible hibiscus (Abelmoschus manihot)
chaya (Cnidoscolus chayamansa)
sissoo spinach (Alternanthera sissoo)
katuk (Sauropus androgynus)
longevity spinach (Gynura procumbens)
Vietnamese coriander (Persicaria odorata)
cassava (Manihot esculenta)
bouillon plant (Cordia verbenacea)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
honohono grass (Commelina diffusa)
perennial peanut (Arachis pintoi)
ice plant / sour fig (Carpobrotus edulis)
holy basil (Ocimum sanctum)
cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella)

SEEDS
air potato bulbils (Dioscorea bulbifera)
Crotalaria (unknown species. Good chop-and-drop shrub.)
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera)
sacha inci / inca bean (Plukenetia volubilis)
chayote (Sechium edule. very far sprouted)

POTS
seedlings of "Auntie Lillie's" bele / edible hibiscus
seedlings of Ma'afala ulu / breadfruit
blackberry jam fruit
cabeludinha (Myrciaria glaziovana, a jaboticaba relative)
ipu squash (Lagenaria siceraria. edible form, not for gourds)
grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta. WARNING: may become invasive.)
sweet pepper (Capsicum anuum)
"Dwarf everbearing" mulberry (Morus nigra)
kukui (Aleurites moluccana. 1 available)
mamee apple (Mammea americana. 1 available)
chupa-chupa (Quararibea cordata. 1 available)
soursop (Annona muricata. 1 available)
peach palm (Bactris gasipaes)
Aloe vera
edible canna (Canna edulis)
jamaican lilikoi (Passiflora laurifolia)
tree tomato (Cyphomandra betacea. small.)
cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella)
belembe (Xanthosoma brasiliense. taro-like leaf which needs minimal cooking)

DIVISIONS & ROOTS
rakkyo onion (Allium chinense)
marsh lawn pennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides)
pohe (Hydrocotyle verticillata)
red tower spiral ginger (Costus barbatus)
"black turmeric" (probably zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria)
citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus)
surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora)
hausa potato (Plectranthus rotundifolius)

We will probably also have available a few things not on this list.

Hope you can join us!

[norrist]

Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF) hosts events the second Sunday of each month, exploring various aspects of permaculture and living sustainably with the land. Each event includes a discussion, a tour of our developing food forest & our perennial edibles, and free keiki of useful plants.

This month: Get an introduction to the permaculture design framework—its ethics & principles, and commonly used techniques. We'll discuss food forests and perennial polycultures as the easiest way to grow food without needing to import resources.

DAY: Sunday, April 14
CLASS: 11 AM til noon. Introduction to permaculture, food forests, and perennial polycultures.
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. (The building doesn't have any identifying signs yet.) Walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.

We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!

We'll share seeds and starts of several species, including:

Ulu "Ma'afala" seedlings - *Artocarpus communis*
Rainforest plum - *Eugenia candolleana* - small fruit tree, supposed to be one of the best tasting Eugenias
Cabeluda - *Myrciaria glazioviana* - jaboticaba relative with good-tasting yellow fruit
Blackberry jam fruit - *Randia formosa* - 5?' shrub gardenia relative, with small fruit with pulp tasting like blackberry jam
Ice cream bean - *Inga edulis* (probably) - great nitrogen-fixing chop and drop, and yummy fruit if it's allowed to become a large tree
Achira "Verde" seedling - *Canna edulis* - low maintenance herbaceous root crop, biomass, and ornamental
Jamaican cherry - *Muntingia calabura* - tree maybe 30' (can be kept smaller), small tasty fruit
Malabar chestnut - *Pachira glabra* - easy tree with chestnut-ish nuts (but high in cyclopropene fatty acids which may or may not be harmful, so probably best eaten in moderation rather than as a major staple crop)
Mitsuba - *Cryptotaenia japonica* - AKA Japanese parsley, 2' herbaceous plant.
Pigeon pea - Cajanus cajan
Air potato bulbils - *Dioscorea bulbifera*
Mint potato - *Plectranthus rotundifolius*
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androgynus*
...and more...

Hope you can join us for any or all of it!

Norris

[norrist]

This month: food forest design and installation. We'll use the brand new mini food forest at the front of the property as a case study in designing tree placement, laying out paths and beds, choosing species by form and function, and incorporating native plants. We'll also discuss sourcing and propagating plants, preparing the site, and short- to long-term maintenance.

DAY: Sunday, May 12
CLASS: 11 AM til noon: Food forest design & installation
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. (The building doesn't have any identifying signs yet.) We'll begin in the front by the street, but if you come later, walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: free

We'll share seeds and starts of several species, including:

Ulu "Ma'afala" small seedlings - *Artocarpus communis*
Ice cream bean - *Inga edulis* (probably) - great nitrogen-fixing chop and drop, and yummy fruit if it's allowed to become a large tree
Achira seedling - *Canna edulis* - low maintenance herbaceous root crop, biomass, and ornamental
Jamaican cherry - *Muntingia calabura* - tree maybe 30' (can be kept smaller), small tasty fruit
Mitsuba - *Cryptotaenia japonica* - AKA Japanese parsley, 2' herbaceous plant.
Pigeon pea seed - Cajanus cajan
Air potato bulbils - *Dioscorea bulbifera*
Mint potato - *Plectranthus rotundifolius*
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androgynus*
...and more...

[norrist]

This month: Nature fills unplanted niches in our gardens and food forests. For every crop plant, it seems there are hundreds of unwanted volunteers ("weeds.") Join us to discuss filling and holding space in perennial polycultures, to minimize weeding while maximizing resilience and yields for humans and non-humans. We'll talk about ground covers, edible weeds, short-term crops, feed trees & soil builders, and food & shelter plants for birds & insects.

DAY: Sunday, July 14
CLASS: 11 AM til noon: Food forests: Filling and Holding Space
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. (The building doesn't have any identifying signs yet.)
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: free

We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!

We'll share seeds and starts of several species, including:

Ice cream bean - *Inga edulis* (probably) - great nitrogen-fixing chop and drop, and yummy fruit if it's allowed to become a large tree
Achira selected clone - *Canna edulis* - low maintenance herbaceous root crop, biomass, and ornamental
Jamaican cherry - *Muntingia calabura* - tree maybe 30' (can be kept smaller), small tasty fruit
Pigeon pea seed - *Cajanus cajan*
Crotalaria seed - unknown species
Air potato bulbils - *Dioscorea bulbifera*
Mint potato - *Plectranthus rotundifolius*
Vanilla
Pepper vine
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androgynus*
Lemon balm - *Melissa officinalis*
...and more...

Hope you can join us for any or all of it!

[norrist]

This month: Learn about low maintenance / perennial staple crops. We'll discuss ulu, air potato, coconut and other nuts, legumes, bananas, achira, taro & malanga, cassava, cucurbits, yams, inca nut, mint potato, leren, fiberless arrowroot, and probably more! We'll have keiki available for some of these staples. We'll also have keiki of many other plants.

DAY: Sunday, August 11
DISCUSSION: 11 AM til noon: Low maintenance / perennial staple crops.
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards. We'll look at some of the staple crops, and perhaps dig some up.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. (The building doesn't have any identifying signs yet.) Walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.

We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times.

Hope you can join us for any or all of the event!

[norrist]

This month: integrating chickens in your foodscape. Chickens can devour bags of expensive feed while wreaking devastation on your gardens...or they can forage to feed themselves while increasing crop resiliency and yields. The difference is in design: how we guide chicken-plant interactions. We'll talk about barrier options for runs and paddocks, how to encourage foraging while protecting against predators, and how to grow a calorie-dense self-serve buffet for your chickens. If you have experience with what works (or doesn't), we welcome your observations in the discussion!

DAY: Sunday, September 8
DISCUSSION: 11 AM til noon: Integrating chickens in your foodscape
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), at Living Planet Learning Center between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. (The building doesn't have any identifying signs yet.) Walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: free

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Next month, October 13 - Eat the Weeds: edible wild plants

We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!

We'll share seeds and starts of several species, including:

Ice cream bean - *Inga edulis* (probably) - great nitrogen-fixing chop and drop, and yummy fruit if it's allowed to become a large tree
Achira - *Canna edulis* - Vigorous, highly productive clone making roots with hardly any fibers
Canary nut? - probably *Canarium indicum*
Butterfly pea seed - *Clitoria ternatea* - nitrogen-fixing ornamental and edible vine
Perennial lima bean seed - *Phaseolus lunatus*
Posh-te - *Annona scleroderma* - fruit tree related to cherimoya and sugar apple, does well in windward lowland Hawai'i
Mitsuba - *Cryptotaenia japonica* - AKA Japanese parsley, 2' herbaceous plant.
Pigeon pea seed - *Cajanus cajan*
Lemon balm - *Melissa officinalis*
Orange mint / Bergamot - *Mentha aquatica citrata*
African blue basil - *Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum* 'Dark Opal'
Clove basil - *Ocimum gratissimum* - large bush with clove-tasting leaves
Nunum basil - *Ocimum gratissimum* - large bush with leaves good for pesto
Bouillon plant - *Cordia verbenacea*
Inca nut / sacha inchi- *Plukenetia volubilis*
Vanilla vine
Pepper vine - *Piper nigrum*
taro - *Colocasia esculenta*
belemebe - *Xanthosoma brasiliense* - greens like taro without the need for prolonged cooking
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androogynus*
Vietnamese coriander - *Persicaria odorata*
...and more...

Please share this event info with others who might be interested. Hope you can join us for any or all of it!

[norrist]

Eat the Weeds: Free & Easy Food - class, tour, plants & cuttings - all free

Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF) hosts events the second Sunday of each month, exploring various aspects of permaculture and living sustainably with the land. Each event includes a discussion, a tour of our developing food forest & our perennial edibles, and free keiki of useful plants.

This month: You may be growing food without even realizing it. Many plants common in our yards and neighborhoods have edible leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits, and roots...and not only did they take no work for you to grow, but often they deliver more nutrition than do domesticated crops. Learn about dozens of the wild edibles we've encountered in Pahoa and Kapoho, see many of them, and taste some. We'll discuss management & use of rambunctious plants (we want to hear your experiences and experiments too!), and the satisfaction of working with nature instead of feeling stuck in a perpetual battle.

DAY: Sunday, October 13
DISCUSSION: 11 AM til noon: Eat the weeds
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), at Living Planet Learning Center between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. (The building doesn't have any identifying signs yet.) Walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: free

ABOUT LPLC: https://livingplanetalliance.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Next month, November 10 - Landracing: Ease productivity by adapting crops to your site.

We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!

We'll share seeds and starts of several species, including:

Ice cream bean - *Inga edulis* (probably) - great nitrogen-fixing chop and drop, and yummy fruit if it's allowed to become a large tree
Achira - *Canna edulis* - staple root crop
Canary nut? - probably *Canarium indicum*
Butterfly pea seed - *Clitoria ternatea* - nitrogen-fixing ornamental and edible vine
Perennial lima bean seed - *Phaseolus lunatus*
Posh-te - *Annona scleroderma* - fruit tree related to cherimoya and sugar apple, does well in windward lowland Hawai'i
Mitsuba - *Cryptotaenia japonica* - AKA Japanese parsley, 2' herbaceous plant.
Pigeon pea seed - *Cajanus cajan*
Lemon balm - *Melissa officinalis*
Orange mint / Bergamot - *Mentha aquatica citrata*
African blue basil - *Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum* 'Dark Opal'
Clove basil - *Ocimum gratissimum* - large bush with clove-tasting leaves
Nunum basil - *Ocimum gratissimum* - large bush with leaves good for pesto
Bouillon plant - *Cordia verbenacea*
Inca nut / sacha inchi- *Plukenetia volubilis*
Vanilla vine
Pepper vine - *Piper nigrum*
taro - *Colocasia esculenta*
belemebe - *Xanthosoma brasiliense* - greens like taro without the need for prolonged cooking
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androogynus*
Vietnamese coriander - *Persicaria odorata*
...and more...

Please share this event info with others who might be interested. Hope you can join us for any or all of it!

[Olohana 1790]

air potato bulbils (Dioscorea bulbifera). = poisonous


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